Compression?

[John Graham]

Okay, John, you have not responded to my post #71 seeking confirmation of the "pictures" you are referencing. Forging ahead, I assume (per my post) that you mean Sketches 2-C-1/2/3.

Yes, I'm sorry I missed that one. Please accept my apologies.

By the way, that was my fifth post written directly in response to one of your own and also the fifth one with zero reply from you. Mox nix to me, but I find it kind of interesting, especially given your insistence that people respond to yours "or else" you begin to wonder (your post #55).

Thanks for your responses. The other 4 responses either had no questions in them, told me my question was invalid, told me to read the book more closely or I was told that one didn't have the desire to respond.


Regarding post #55, I wrote

When the questions don't get answered, that's when I start to wonder why didn't it get answered.

Did I ask a bad question?

Was my question specious as Lynn has stated?

Have I not researched enough to merit a question of this magnitude?

Maybe the questions aren't answerable or proovable and thus require an amount of faith. Nothing wrong with that.

At least a couple of these would be my fault and not an "or else" as been presumed.

Two points:

1. Look closely at Sketch #1 in each of the Series, i.e., 2-C-1 #1, 2-C-2 #1 and 2-C-3 #1. You will notice that the ball is sitting on a tee, and Low Point is clearly illustrated as occurring 'in the air'. Therefore, as specifically related to these drawings, there is no contact with the ground whatsoever, much less any "pinch" effect (which, of course, doesn't happen anyway, even with the ball on the ground).

As specifically related to these drawings, I can see that the ball is on a tee. Why would a person assume that this information would change with a ball on the ground? Is low point changing? What changes so that the ball isn't driven downward from where it is resting?

2. In 2-C-1 and 2-C-2, your observation that the ball is being carried "downward and to the right" (On Plane) is correct. However, Sketch 2-C-3 illustrates the Lob Shot being executed as a deliberate Throwaway procedure. Hence, it is being carried neither downward nor to the right.

"Precision is recognizing and reconciling minute differentiations." [2-0]

Seems strange to me that only during the impact interval does the path of the club have 100% influence on the direction of the ball(down and to the right) and yet at separation it chooses to leave the face practically at right angles. How can Homer have it both ways? While on the face, only path influences ball even though the face is rotating while the ball is on it and the ball's centerlined has moved relative to both the angle of approach and arc of approach as depicted in 2-C-1#3 and this has no effect. Then all of a sudden, the ball decides to stop listening to the path and come off the face at practically right angles.

Some smart ball.

I have several other comments -- actually, a comprehensive overview -- relating to the Sketches, their purpose and the precision depiction of the illustrated concepts. In it you will find the answers to a few of your earlier questions (and more). I will get to that task as time permits.

I look forward to seeing your comments.